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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a federal law that enacts standards-based education reform. It requires states to develop assessments to measure student proficiency. NCLB is based on four pillars: stronger accountability, increased flexibility for states, proven education methods, and more school choice options for parents. Supporters believe the law will improve education quality through higher standards and accountability. Opponents argue it relies too heavily on standardized testing and has not effectively improved education.

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No Child Left Behind: Marcos Cordero E D P E 4 0 0 5

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a federal law that enacts standards-based education reform. It requires states to develop assessments to measure student proficiency. NCLB is based on four pillars: stronger accountability, increased flexibility for states, proven education methods, and more school choice options for parents. Supporters believe the law will improve education quality through higher standards and accountability. Opponents argue it relies too heavily on standardized testing and has not effectively improved education.

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No Child Left Behind

MARCOS CORDERO
EDPE 4005
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

Forbids the establishment of a national curriculum


Professional development
Instructional materials,
Resources to support educational programs,
Parental involvement promotion.
No Child Left Behind

Proposed by the George W. Bush administration


Enacted the theory of standard based education.
Each state sets their own assessment skills.
Four Pillars of NCLB

 No Child Left Behind is based on stronger accountability for results,


more freedom for states and communities, proven education
methods, and more choices for parents.
Supporters

agree with the mandate for accountability to


educational standards
believe emphasis on test results will improve the
quality of public education for all students.
Opponents

include all major teachers' unions


allege that the act hasn't been effective in improving
education in public education
standardized testing, which is the heart of NCLB
accountability, is deeply flawed and biased for many
reasons
stricter teacher qualifications have exacerbated the
nationwide teacher shortage, not provided a stronger
teaching force.
NCLB status

 Asserts that the Act "is challenging our students to succeed


and our schools to improve."
 Claims that "90% of teachers have met NCLB's highly
qualified teacher requirements... At-risk students are
getting help earlier... children with disabilities are receiving
more classroom time and attention... “
 Between 1999 and 2004, reading scores for 17-year-olds fell
3 points, and math scores fell 1 point.
 U.S. 15-year-olds ranked 24th out of 29 developed nations
in math literacy and problem-solving, in 2003.
 1 million students annually drop out of high school before
graduation.
Pros

 Accountability standards are set and measured annually by each state to foster
educational growth and achievement. All results are also annually reported to parents.

Standards are set for teacher qualifications.

NCLB measures educational status and growth by ethnicity, and helps to close the
achievement gap between white and minority students.

NCLB requires schools to focus on providing quality education to students who are often
underserved, including children with disabilities, from low-income families, non-
English speakers, as well as African-Americans and Latinos.

Parents are provided annually with a detailed report of student achievement, and
explanations are provided of achievement levels.
Cons

 Administrations have significally underfunded at state


levels and yet require schools to comply with NCLB
provisions. This leads to budget cuts to non tested subjects
such as arts and foreign languages.
 Teachers are pressured to teach a narrow set of test-taking
skills and a test-limited range of knowledge.
 Since states set their own standards and write their own
standardized NCLB tests, states can compensate for
inadequate student performance by setting very low
standards and making tests unusually easy.
References
Anderson, N. (2010). Obama: Revise No Child Left Behind law. Retrieved July 09, 2010 from The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/​
wp-dyn/​content/​article/​2010/​03/​13/​ar2010031301137.html.
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Bill Summary & Status 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) H.R.1 CRS Summary. (2001). Retrieved July 09, 2010 from The Library of Congress:
http://thomas.loc.gov/​cgi-bin/​bdquery/​z?d107:hr00001:@@@d&summ2=0&.
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Deering, P. D., Apisa, S. W., & Black, R. S. (2005). 'No Child' wreaking havoc on schools. Retrieved July 11, 2010 from Nochildleftbehind.com :
http://nochildleft.com/​2005/​jun05havoc.html.
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Douglass, J. N. (2010). No Child Left Behind overhaul: five key things that would change. Retrieved July 10, 2010 from The Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/​usa/​education/​2010/​0314/​no-child-left-behind-overhaul-five-key-things-that-would-change.
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Fact Sheet on No Child Left Behind. (2002). Retrieved July 09, 2010 from Department of Education: http://www2.ed.gov/​nclb/​overview/​intro/​
factsheet.html.
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Four Pillars of NCLB. (2002). Retrieved July 09, 2010 from Department of Education: http://www2.ed.gov/​nclb/​overview/​intro/​4pillars.html.
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Obama administration offers details of changes proposed for NCLB. (2010). Retrieved July 10, 2010 from Smart Brief: http://www.smartbrief.com/​
news/​ascd/​storydetails.jsp?issueid=1d57783c-47e6-489b-819b-d2bfee072e12&copyid=19e0e328-faad-4e4a-9bd6-4071ffea4128.
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OVERVIEW Making a Difference: No Child Left Behind. (2004). Retrieved July 10, 2010 from U.S Department of Education: http://www2.ed.gov/​nclb/​
overview/​importance/​difference/​index.html.
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Paulson, A. (2010). Education reform: Obama budget reboots No Child Left Behind. Retrieved July 11, 2010 from The Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/​usa/​education/​2010/​0201/​education-reform-obama-budget-reboots-no-child-left-behind.
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White, D. (2010). Pros & Cons of the No Child Left Behind. Retrieved July 10, 2010 from About.com: US Liberal Politics: http://usliberals.about.com/​od/​
education/​i/nclbproscons.htm.

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